Takamine (高峰 or 高嶺) is a
Japanese family name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...
, translated literally as ''high ridge'' or ''high peak''. It may refer to:
Company
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Takamine (guitar manufacturer)
is a Japanese guitar manufacturer based in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan. It's considered to be one of the world's major brands of steel-string acoustic guitars.
In 1978, it was one of the first guitar companies to introduce acoustic-electric mode ...
, Japanese acoustic guitar manufacturer founded in 1962 and based in Nakatsugawa, Japan.
Locations
*Mount Takamine, a mountain in Japan.
People
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Gō Takamine
(sometimes credited as Tsuyoshi Takamine) is an Okinawan director of fiction films, documentaries and experimental films. Born on Ishigaki Island and raised in Naha, Takamine went to university in Kyoto and there began making 8mm films. He made h ...
(1948-), Japanese film director
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Hideko Takamine
was a Japanese actress who began as a child actress and maintained her fame in a career that spanned 50 years. She is particularly known for her collaborations with directors Mikio Naruse and Keisuke Kinoshita, with ''Twenty-Four Eyes'' (1954) a ...
(1924-2010), Japanese film actress
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Takamine Hideo
was an administrator and educator in Meiji period Japan.
Early life
Takamine was born to a ''samurai'' family in Aizuwakamatsu domain (present-day Fukushima Prefecture) in 1854. After completing his studies in the feudal domain's school, ''Ni ...
(1854-1910), Japanese educator
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Jōkichi Takamine (1854-1922), Japanese chemist
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Takamine Tokumei
was an Okinawan interpreter (Chinese-Okinawan). He was ordered to learn harelip surgery and successfully performed the surgery for the grandson of King Shō Tei, Shō Eki, under general anesthesia.
It was standard at the time for members of Ry ...
(1653-1738), Japanese surgeon
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Takamine Toshio (1885–1959), Japanese physicist
Fictional characters
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Kiyo Takamine, a character in the manga series ''Zatch Bell!''
* Noa Takamine, a character in the video game ''
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage''
* Tsukasa Takamine, a character in the anime television series ''
Sasami: Magical Girls Club''
See also
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Epinephrine
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, by trade name ''Takamine''
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Japanese-language surnames